i just experienced a steering related crash about four days before a got my recall notice from GM for my 2005 used chevy cobalt i bought this yyear. i have only had my power steering shut off while stopped at light but being that i crashed and couldn’t steer well i’m chalking it up to no power steering. i’m not sure the next step to take considering my insurance company wouldn’t cover my car being totalled. anyone have any recommendations for my next step in making GM responsible at least for loss of car>>>?????

I am having the same problems as Charles, gas leak, told the same thing that my vin# was not a part of the batch, sorry.I wonder just how sorry GM is going to be when they get sued for wrongful death and liability to customers for not recalling ALL of the cobalts and correcting their wrong. These problems should have been caught before they left the factory.

Makeing something so simple complicated that’s how this country rolls and the world turns fix everything that is not broke what was wrong with how power steering worked ten years ago not a thing they went out every now and then and it was a cheap fix and it would be good for another 10plus years I like older vehicle they have been tried and stay true built like a brick s##t house

water,water,water,and more water on passenger side floor of my 2005 cobalt.I had it in to so many dealerships they all fixed the problem.(it was never fixed)now warranty ran out still have same problem.it”s only when a/c is on.If you know how to solve this problem please let me know!!!!!

I have a 2009 chevy Cobalt that I purchase from a dealership in 2010 now I am having problems with the transmission. I couldn’t believe this was happening. The Chevy dealers told me that they could fix the problem for 3000 dollars I said no thanks. I drove the car home and parked it. Today 9/25/12 I am having my car fixed by someone else for the transmission and the problem wasn’t worth $3000 not only that there was a recall on the steering and the fixed that I will never buy anything form Chevy again.

I have a 2007 chevy cobalt sedan and i have had the car about 8 months. In the time i have had the car i have replaced the front brakes,struts to both sides in the front and passenger side axle not once but this is the third time in less than 30 days. I am starting to hate this car!!

I owned a 2006 chevy cobalt and in 2009 the steering stopped working and I hit a rock in front of a house. The car fipped upside down…. I was taken to the hospital by an ambulance. Because I didn’t have full coverage for that car I did not get a penny from the insurance company. After that accident I got a 2003 Hyundai Elantra and have been happily driving that car for three years without major problems.Today I just got notified that they were contacting me for recall. It’s been freaking THREE YEARS!!!!! In what universe could they find out the problem and do it this slow? Does anyone know if I can get compensated or how should I seek for compensation from GM?

my mom’s 05 cobalt power steering just failed 2 days ago. not it’s being repaired at dealer…. for 1200 bucks. also said need to realignment.

we went in for the recall quite some time ago i remember more than a year. before it didn’t have the steering locking up during driving problem just sometimes lock up when getting out of parking lot at low speed. heck it was doing that within the first month. yes like other people it’s been nothing but problems and now it also burns a lot of gas. like 2 times as much as normal. i told her save the money and just throw it away or get some money for it and get a 240sx, but decided to fix. much better car and easy to fix. i am sure more things will go soon so we will try to sell it just to get the money back. seriously buy a 240sx for 2000 bucks if you shop around and you can’t be happier. simple design and reliable

hard to turn must be caused of the motor they put in which said to have a “strong magnetic field”. if you played with some strong magnets before you know how strong it is to fight against it. ladies obviously can’t fight against that enormous strength.

keeping car design simple is the best way to go. nowadays cars have so many electronics control inside it’s not even funny.

one thing i like our cobalt is the manual door and manual window has not failed yet. simple and works. lots of guys’ power window probably failed already on the cobalt. i am not suprised if it happened.

i am super stressed out now that we have to pay that out of our pocket. it is a lot of money.

I own a 2005 Cobalt and my doors lock and unlock uncontrollably. Sometimes the doors do not open. I called GM and they told me that I would have to pay 250 just to get a diagnosis of them problem. I am also having a problem with my steering I had it replaced for free by GM, however the replacement parts have gone bad and have rusted. When I turn there is a loud noise. My wheel does not turn back automatically when I turn I have to manually turn the car or it will stuck in the position that I turn it to. Is anyone else experiencing the same problem as me? I just fear that if I were to get into an accident or if anything ever happened to the car and the doors would not open or locks act up I may lose my life.

2007 cobalt, I have replaced the stabilation bars, sway bars, blower motor, rear bushings. Front rotars warpped fuel tank cracked, visors fell off. The car is a piece of crap We got smart and traded it in on a Honda.

i havr a 2009 chevy cobalt. My daughter was driving she was at a stop sign fixing to pull out and a 1994 camaro hit her head on at 45 miles an hour. And the air bags did not come out. I took it to the GM dealer and they said the only Way they work if she was going 10 miles an hour or more. And my insurance will not pay because they said it was GM fault. Is this true u. They told me as long as you are setting still abd someone hits us head on even if its 45 or a 100 miles an hour that our air bafs will not work.

To date:
out of pocket Replacement of: 2 rear coil springs that broke at different times, 2 front struts, gas sensor, 8 wheel bearings, sway bar bushings, factory cd player unit, front right speaker, brakes front and back (3 times), two keys, trunk key cylinder, steering column, rack and pinion, #1 cyclinder coil, rear defrost switch, backup light switch, fan motor(cabin air circulation).
Complained to GM dealerships in NL canada that I had front end problems documented dozens of times at the dealerships, way before warranty ran out. None could find any problems with the front end. However, the car made noises, all over the road at 100km and felt very unsafe. Now after warranty is out I replaced all the above!!!
Also last winter the car would not shut off after the key was taken out. When I tried to turn the key on and off, the motor kept going and the starting motor would turn over with the key out.
Had to disconnect the battery and turn the key on and off until the motor shut off. Braught the car immediately to dealership in POrt aux Basques did diagnostics and could not find anything wrong with the car. Called Customer service and documented whole experience. They said if it happened again they would service the car. Has not happened again. But just a interesting fact that the dealership suggested that I not diconnect the battery next time so they can see the code… Wow… so just have a car running that won’t shut off and the starting motor continully turning over…. right on ???

So GM. Little advice… fix your problems. Not us fix it for you.
All cobalt owners should get free:
rack and pinions, steering columns and wheel bearings for life of car!!!! yup take care of your miss because of poor engineering and thats that

I Have A 2008 Cobalt And I Was Contact About The Recall. TookIt To Dealer Got It Fixed, No Problem. I Must Say Since Owning This Car I Have Not Had Any mInor Or major problems. The Car Has Been Good To me.

I have an 05 cobalt 4 door 5 speed . Very basic on options. Well it has been in the shop now a little over 18 times and it all started with the power steering . It went out on my pregnant wife a few times and it freaked her out so I took the car over and I currently drive it , so I went out to buy her a Toyota which it has never been to the dealer and it it’s 7 years old . Any ways this vehicle is unsafe and it’s a lemon or something . They replaced my electric rack and pinion , they replaced my entire steering column, in the process they broke my clock spring , now my turn signal won’t shut off when it’s engaged . I just got sick of taking it to the dealer . So the problems keep arising . Still to this day9 years later my steering still shuts off . Any way the problem . So then one day my car just starts over heating , the a/c didn’t work , just hot air they told me it was just a sensor , then my reverse lights didn’t work so they replaced my switch. My headlights keep blowing , they said it just the bulbs but they keep blowing even till this day just had to replace it like a month ago just a matter of time . Then I couldn’t get my car to start they said it was a switch underneath my clutch pedal , my security system comes on when I am driving . So I shut it off and will not start unless I take the key out of the ignition and open my door once again they said its my ignition cylinder so they replaced that , funny thing is I don’t have a security system so why is my dash light stating that I do and everything shuts off . My radio says locked sometimes . Again I gotta park the car take the key out of ignition and restart it just to fix the damn radio . Oh yeah and my a/c and dual air bag wiring I guess was shit . So I went to the dealer in my state telling them my steering went out again they said they couldn’t help me that all work that was done apparently didn’t exist . I even had proper documentation of all work done on paper to prove it and they said it wasn’t in there system so they couldn’t help me , such bull shit . I go to roll down the drivers window and it breaks off of the regulator since I work in a collision repair shop I just took care of it . Whenever I go over 40 mph I get such a bad wind noise makes me want to pull hair . The paint job on the car is trash already peeling under the tail lights on the rear bumper , paint missing in the door jamb where the rear of the front door meets the back door, the clear coat on hood roof and deck lid doesn’t even exist . Looks like it’s been in the desert for the last 20 years in the sun. And I park under a shaded tree most of its life . I called gm they didn’t do any thing . I hope your asses get sued . I think I bought a quality car for thousands of dollars brand spanking new with 20 miles on it and this is what I get . I promise My family and I will never buy another chevy as long as I live . The product now in days is crap I had a 92 caprice that ran better . No wonder our jobs in this country are leaving and no wonder you guys went bankrupt . You guys don’t honor shit . Our government should had let you guys tank and I wouldn’t be in this position . Sorry just venting . If I could get rid of this car I would but none of the dealers will even take it besides I couldn’t live with my self giving these problems to someone else but I guess gm can .

Bought an ’09 Cobalt from an enterprise dealer. Going home one evening december 2011 my steering went, lost control, hit a parked car to slow the thing down, hit another parked car on the other side of the street, only to finally STOP the car by striking the front left drivers side wheel well against a pole, causing me to flip over. Luckily, my speed was low, but I was going downhill, at night, and I’m alive. No airbags deployed AT ALL. All my insurance money went right to paying back for this piece of crap and the damage done to the innocent owners of the parked vehicles. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT KILLED NOR ANYONE ELSE that night. Oh, and I went to shock trauma, miraculously with just a scratch, but charged with reckless driving. Screw General Motors. My back has been messed up for 2 years now as well.

We have two 2008 Cobalts, both red, one sedan and one coupe. The sedan has about 470,000 miles on it (I’m a courier) and the coupe has about 120,000 miles. Both cars have no steering problems but our very nice dealer had provided us rental cars. We have a very good dealer/customer relationship. We also have a 2007 SRX Cadillac with no major problems either with 78,000 miles. We will be disposing of our sedan to get an ATS Cadillac coupe next year, 2015. God has blessed us with good cars! My wife is not happy with the rental car and couldnt wait to get her cobalt fixed!

my girlfriend has a pos g5 and its pretty much the worst car i have ever seen or driven, steering is junk, wheel bearings are both on there way out. do your selves a favour and dont buy gm products again lol whats one thing we can all learn from this ? stop buying gm garbage. its a constant flow of shit. government shoulda let them go bankrupt. stupid stupid stupid.i purchased a mitsubishi outlander last month 2009 and i have 5 years 80k left of powertrain warranty 10 year 160000 km warranty from the dealer if you purchase new. couldnt be happier.

Have had the same issues, but I am afraid to keep driving this car because it appears that these recall repairs do not always work.

Bought son 2006 cobalt for college. Almost lasted one year after “ignition” recall fix. Thank God we live out of town and he took the back way to school, because after the steering lockup, front strut unit combo failing(we had a professional/expert look at the “faulty cheep poorly designed parts and document it) causing the drivers side wheel to fold over on its side propelling him off the hi way slamming through a fence and ditch and slinging him out into a pasture, totalling the car and hurting him. Thank GOD he didn’t take the freeway that day or GM would have another death to add to their tally sheet, as they sit around letting innocent Americans die in their known death traps, BUT: A Death Quota must be Met before it becomes unacceptable. We bailed your your asses out of bankruptcy and the thanks we get is you smug arrogant S.O.B.’s killing our only child’s,, mothers, families and loved ones. How about you quit thanking us-grow a backbone get these death traps OFF the roads and return OUR HARD earned money we spent on your garbage after we saved your jobs. But your a bunch of chickenshit, ,conscienceless, back patting, pay raising, outrageous bonus accepting greedy killers. DO THE RIGHT THING OR ARE YOU ALL SO FAR MENTALLY AND EMOTIONALLY GONE YOU ARE GOING TO KILL MORE OF YOUR LOYAL CUSTOMERS UNTIL WE ARE ALL DEAD OR HAVE TURNED OUR BACKS ON CHEVY. That was the 15th Chevy I bought and will be the last. Unless you make my son as whole as you can. But I know this post is a waste of my time because all you fine folks see is dollar sign. Good luck on judgement day. I have a LST as others. Would have been nice if the air bags would have deployed so he wouldn’t have slammed so hard he was bruised for over a week. I don’t know how you people sleep. He is an innocent child. It is all of our jobs to protect them.

Naught my wife a 2007 Chevrolet cobalt,nice car. We drove it a couple months trouble free,and then all of a sudden,it started blowing window fuses,now it’s blowing the main 50 amp fuse in the trunk.even caught the carpet in the trunk on fire, thank god I raised the trunk .and saw it or the car would have burned to the ground and took my house with it, not to mention it’s just shutting down going down the road,

I c an’t get an email address for GM Canada. My 07 chevrolet cobalt steering is locking up and the dealer wants $170 to look at it want a joke. $170 to look at it I guess my life not worth it. My Next car won’t be a GM it’s to bad I been a GM guy all my life

Who do I call my car is doing the idling and I have work tom please help! Do they provide a rental?

My boyfriend & I, traded our bike for an 2006 Chevy Cobalt LS and have had nothing but problems with it.. It has 146,000 miles(that it literally just hit) on it, and ever since we got this POS; we’ll be driving down the road and it’ll read “enigine resuces power” and completely shut off! We can be going down the road and it’ll shut off completely; there’s some roads we can’t just pull over or get out of everyone’s way… We don’t have a lot of income to fix anything and we’re not about to try and fix it with a $300-$500 part(that may not even fix it)… we’ve had the go-around on “could be’s”.. We’ve tried calling chevy 3 times this week and haven’t heard a thing back or even gotten an answer. We’ve researched on parts after parts, causes, and even read reviews.. What do we do to get this problem taken care of? We need a solution to have it solved, this is an important matter.. Is it going to have to be a funeral one of us are going to have to prepare for or is it going to be one of us coming home from work.? This is BS. We can let the car sit for a few and it’ll start back up, but sometimes it has to sit longer… Who do we need to authorize to get this noticed and handled?! Neither one of us want to just sit and wonder if the other is going to be alive or if we’re going to get a call saying there was a serious accident. If there is recalls; they should be fixed, it doesn’t matter; Chevy made this pos, Chevy can fix this pos! Is it going to take someone losing their life due to a defect in a vehicle that they’re trusting with their lives to go back & forth(safely) before Chevy does anything about this problem! We aren’t all ‘living the dream’ & have a lot of income to just spend; I work at a daycare that is just now starting to grow; there is only 4 employees(we’re all lucky to make $120-$150 a week).. He works an hour away and makes maybe ($200-$400 a week)-we have bills, and a child; we need something dependable, not where we’re scared to go 10 mins down the road and not know if we’re going to make it back home or not.. I’m not here for sympathy, I’m here to see what to do with this vehicle! Where we live; there is a Chevrolet dealership, but they want money to even look or fix any problem with it.. What do we do?! Chevy needs to get these issues resolved in a decent matter; these are serious issues!!

2007 Cobalt Lt 2.2L engine 60,000 miles I was driving with my 2 young grand children and the car shut off while I was driving at 35 miles per hour airbag and power steering message cane on dash steering wheel locked up, no hazard lights or lights at all, horn nothing car completely dead with key still in ignition couldn’t take key out car dead no restart almost crashed because of cars coming behind me so fast and noway to put emergency warning lights car stopped innmiddle of busy intersection couldn’t steer at all locked up had to pay towing expenses home and car still sitting doesn’t want to charge brand new battery installed lights dim outside/inside the car is for my daughter who is going to start working and graduating high school. Only had car for 6 months replaced whole front suspension, 4 tires car battery and still unable to drive it !! Used car dealership ripped me off for my son who recently passed away left money for his sister to buy a car and how we got ripped off and they took every penny we had and for what we have no car at all !!